Abstract: A method for operating a driver assistance system of a vehicle includes the steps of: checking whether there is a motorway exit or roadworks on a first side of the vehicle; checking whether an environment sensor system of the vehicle detects a lane marking that bounds a lane of the vehicle on a second side, which is opposite the first side; if the result of the checking is that there is a motorway exit or roadworks on the first side of the vehicle and that the environment sensor system detects the lane marking, operating a lane-keeping function of the driver assistance system; and if the result of the checking is that there is a motorway exit or roadworks on the first side of the vehicle and that the environment sensor system does not detect the lane marking, triggering a takeover request to a driver of the vehicle.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for providing lane-keeping support in automobiles during the operation of a fully automatic driver assistance system designed for driver-independent vehicle guidance by means of a control unit which controls the actuatorics of a steering system during operation of this driver assistance system such that the vehicle is maintained within the driving lane, characterized in that, in the event of failure of the steering system, targeted braking interventions are performed in order to maintain the lateral guidance for the lane-keeping support of the vehicle by means of a braking system of the vehicle.

Abstract: A method for operating a motor vehicle using a control unit during operation of a fully-automatic driver assistance system is designed to guide the vehicle independently of the driver. The control unit actuates a drive unit and/or a brake unit during operation of said driver assistance system such that the motor vehicle maintains a predefined distance to a vehicle in front which is detected as a target object, the control unit also actuating the actuation unit of a steering system such that the motor vehicle is kept within its own detected lane. If the vehicle in front, detected as the target object, leaves the detected lane and if there is no new preceding vehicle, a braking action is performed.

Abstract: A method for operating a motor vehicle using a control unit during operation of a fully-automatic driver assistance system is designed to guide the vehicle independently of the driver. The control unit actuates a drive unit and/or a brake unit during operation of said driver assistance system such that the motor vehicle maintains a predefined distance to a vehicle in front which is detected as a target object, the control unit also actuating the actuation unit of a steering system such that the motor vehicle is kept within its own detected lane. If the vehicle in front, detected as the target object, leaves the detected lane and if there is no new preceding vehicle, a braking action is performed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for providing lane-keeping support in automobiles during the operation of a fully automatic driver assistance system designed for driver-independent vehicle guidance by means of a control unit which controls the actuatorics of a steering system during operation of this driver assistance system such that the vehicle is maintained within the driving lane, characterized in that, in the event of failure of the steering system, targeted braking interventions are performed in order to maintain the lateral guidance for the lane-keeping support of the vehicle by means of a braking system of the vehicle.

Abstract: The invention provides for a method and display apparatus (10) having driving circuitry for driving a display panel (24) having a plurality of addressable discharge cells (26) driven by display pulses (DP), including the steps of applying data pulses (DAP) during the time interval between display pulses (DP) and characterized by the step of priming charges for each of the discharge cells (26) by means of the reset discharges so as to reduce the required data voltage, and in particular such a method wherein one TV-field period (TF) is divided into a plurality of sub-fields (SF) all of which are of substantially equal time durations.

Abstract: The invention provides for a method and display apparatus (10) having driving circuitry for driving a display panel (24) having a plurality of addressable discharge cells (26) driven by display pulses (DP), including the steps of applying data pulses (DAP) during the time interval between display pulses (DP) and characterized by the step of priming charges for each of the discharge cells (26) by means of the reset discharges so as to reduce the required data voltage, and in particular such a method wherein one TV-field period (TF) is divided into a plurality of sub-fields (SF) all of which are of substantially equal time durations.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a display device comprising a screen (1) with a plurality of pixels. Each pixel has a corresponding electron emitting structure (8, 9, 11), such as a gate-cathode combination. The electrons emitted by each electron emitting structure (8, 9, 11) are accelerated toward an anode layer (12) in the screen (1). The anode layer (12) is subdivided into a plurality of separate portions (12a, . . . 12l), and each such portion has a corresponding current meter (15a, . . . 15l) for measuring the portion's part of the total anode current of the display device. This entails an improved capability of measuring the properties of the individual electron emitting structures, which serves to adjust each electron emitting structure's signal in order to obtain a more uniform display device.

Abstract: A display device having a set of non-pixel-selective electrodes (1a, 1b) and a set of pixel-selective electrodes (2a, 2b, 2c), so that pixels (15) are defined by intersections of said electrodes. The display further comprises means (3, 4a, 4b, 5, 6, 7) for applying an amplitude modulated (AM) signal to a non-pixel-selective electrode (1a, 1b), and means (10a, 10b, 11, 13) for applying a pulse width modulated (PWM) signal to a pixel-selective electrode (2a, 2b, 2c). The voltage difference between the electrodes defines the light intensity which can be emitted, and the available intensity varies in time according to the AM signal. The width of the pulse on the pixel-selective electrode represents the duration of light emission, and thus the gray level of the corresponding pixel. The combination of the two generates an exponentially distributed emitted light intensity, enabling gamma correction.

Abstract: The invention provides for a method and display apparatus (10) having driving circuitry for driving a display panel (24) having a plurality of addressable discharge cells (26) driven by display pulses (DP), including the steps of applying data pulses (DAP) during the time interval between display pulses (DP) and characterized by the step of priming charges for each of the discharge cells (26) by means of the reset discharges so as to reduce the required data voltage, and in particular such a method wherein one TV-field period (TF) is divided into a plurality of sub-fields (SF) all of which are of substantially equal time durations.